NetSpi Executives

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Phishing remains one of the most successful ways that adversaries gain access to systems. In fact, over 48 percent of emails sent in 2022 were spam, and Google blocks approximately 100 million phishing emails every day. As threat actors have become more sophisticated, it is critical that defense strategies adapt accordingly.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. Social engineering scams leverage psychological manipulation to deceive individuals and exploit the victims’ trust. Phishing attacks.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The truth is the path of least resistance that most bad actors follow to infiltrate a company does not typically center around vulnerabilities in technology. At Social-Engineer LLC , we offer a service known as the Social Engineering Risk Assessment or SERA for short.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Don’t be afraid of social engineering attacks this Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Technology has a significant impact on addressing cybersecurity challenges. In the spirit of this year’s theme, we created a parody of the Monster Mash to share social engineering prevention tips far and wide.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 18, 2023

However, its widespread use has raised concerns about the potential for bad actors to misuse the technology. Experts are worried that ChatGPT’s ability to source recent data about an organization could make social engineering and phishing attacks more effective than ever.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 18, 2023

IdentityIQ Scam Report Reveals Shocking Stats on AI Social Engineering IdentityIQ AI social engineering scams are on the rise, according to IDIQ Chief Innovation Officer Michael Scheumack. “AI-based AI-based social engineering scams, which were at a high percentage last year, are up 100% this year for us,” Scheumack said.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What is social engineering? Social engineering is a manipulative technique used by criminals to elicit specific actions in their victims. Social engineering is seldom a stand-alone operation. money from a bank account) or use it for other social engineering types.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s a digital swindle as old as the internet itself, and yet, as the data tells us, the vast majority of security incidents are still rooted in the low-tech art of social engineering. Some 74 percent of cyber breaches are caused by human factors, including errors, stolen credentials, misuse of access privileges, or social engineering.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 28, 2022

Phishing continues to be one of the primary attack mechanisms for bad actors with a variety of endgames in mind, in large part because phishing attacks are trivial to launch and difficult to fully protect against. Why phishing is successful. Most phishing attacks are less about the technology and more about social engineering.

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Joseph Steinberg

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

” There is little doubt that AI translation technology is already starting to have a dramatic, transformative impact on human society – and that the magnitude of that impact will only grow with time. In the past, translators have been used to create phishing emails – which, naturally, were far from perfectly crafted.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 26, 2021

An evolving phishing campaign observed at least since May 2020 has been found to target high-ranking company executives across manufacturing, real estate, finance, government, and technological sectors with the goal of obtaining sensitive information.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

According to a report published by INKY, a cloud based email security service offering firm hackers launched a phishing scheme impersonating Netflix between August 21 and August 27 and started collecting sensitive details from customers. The post Netflix customers suffer from Phishing Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

A spear-phishing attack this week hooked a customer service employee at GoDaddy.com , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. 49 (that domain is hobbled here because it is currently flagged as hosting a phishing site). It was starting to look like someone had gotten phished.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Phishing is one of the most common social engineering tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. Cybersecurity experts are discussing a new trend in the cybercrime community called phishing-as-a-service. Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS). Related: Utilizing humans as security sensors. Rising popularity.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Through the first two months of 2023 alone, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch reported more than 19,000 phishing reports with estimated financial losses of more than $5.2 What is phishing? This is part of what makes phishing attacks so dangerous.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. This method was identified as vishing – a voice-based phishing attack. Why should employers educate employees about cyber security?

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Security Through Education

MARCH 22, 2023

They all use psychology and social engineering skills to convince their victims to take an action that is detrimental to them. Thanks to technology and social media, impersonation scams have grown exponentially. Impersonation is often used in phishing , SMiShing , and vishing. This enabled him to cash nearly $2.5

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Microsoft and OpenAI warn that nation-state actors are using ChatGPT to automate some phases of their attack chains, including target reconnaissance and social engineering attacks. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The first known mention of the word “phishing” happened in the America Online (AOL) user group named appropriately “AOHell. Phishing has raised hell ever since. As technology has evolved so has the sophistication of targeted phishing attacks. What is spear-phishing? How was the breach successful?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 3, 2022

PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, Sumatra PDF Reader, and the muPDF/Subliminal Recording software installer have been backdoored to perform a wide range of social engineering campaigns that started in April 2022. They used LinkedIn to connect with the victims and gain their trust. UK, and India. See the Best Open Source Security Tools.

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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

They have become adept at using Telegram both for automating their activities and for providing various services — from selling phishing kits to helping with setting up custom phishing campaigns — to all willing to pay. ” Links to the channels are spread via YouTube, GitHub and phishing kits they make.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Hiring Data Recycling Security Engineers Smart? Organizations today still have a massive problem with phishing attacks, ransomware, account takeaways, and social engineering. While I seem to be poking fun at these emerging technologies, let’s consider for a moment what these represent. Being secure is everything!

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Octo Tempest is believed to be a group of native English speaking cybercriminals that uses social engineering campaigns to compromise organizations all over the world. This can be done in a number of ways, but the most common ones involve social engineering attacks on the victim's carrier.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Spear phishing is a more targeted and effective phishing technique that attempts to exploit specific individuals or groups within an organization. While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

technology companies during the summer of 2022. 2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. 9, 2024, U.S. A graphic depicting how 0ktapus leveraged one victim to attack another.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

While AI and machine learning technology have advanced in capabilities, its sudden growth may be more due to its affordability and accessibility. With the rise and ease of use of deepfake AI technology, it is likely that hackers will add deepfakes to their arsenal. Can deepfakes be used to launch a cyber attack?”

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 17, 2023

Executive Summary On February 09, 2023, EclecticIQ analysts identified a spear phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian government entities like the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (SZRU) and Security Service of Ukraine (SSU). The SMTP server contained a web panel designed to create and distribute spear phishing emails.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

The COVID-19 epidemic has brought a wave of email phishing attacks that try to trick work-at-home employees into giving away credentials needed to remotely access their employers’ networks. For now at least, they appear to be focusing primarily on companies in the financial, telecommunications and social media industries.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 7, 2023

4 Technologies That Can Help appeared first on Security Boulevard. Understanding the scope and impact of BEC is critical for any business that wants to protect itself from this insidious threat. The post Concerned About Business Email Compromise?

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2023

Scammers tailor the complexity of technology they use and the thoroughness of their efforts to imitate legitimate websites to how well the target is protected and how large the amount is that they can steal if successful. Fairly simple and devoid of software or social engineering tricks, scams like these typically target non-technical users.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2023

Email impersonation threats are proving to be the most difficult to block as social engineering helps cybercriminals successfully deceive both end users and the security tools designed to protect them. Social engineering combined with advancing technology such as generative AI has made attacks more advanced and harder to spot.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 2, 2024

Related: How AI is transforming DevOps The constant evolution of technology, increased connectivity, and sophisticated cyber threats pose significant challenges to organizations of all sizes and industries. This lack of knowledge makes them susceptible to phishing attacks, social engineering, and other cyber threats.

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SC Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons). Researchers last week spotted a phishing campaign that leveraged an online email authentication solution from Zix, in hopes that potential victims would be lulled into a false sense of security. An Office 365 retail pack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Once the recording (for this is what it turned out to be) began with the next line in the pre-programmed speech, with no acknowledgement of my response, I knew I was dealing with a robot powered by technology that simulated a real voice. Phishing evolved. What is a ‘Deepfake’? Regardless, the enemy has won. Conclusion.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

SME Edge verifies all connections in and out of offices, disallows internet traffic that has not been approved for enterprise use, and closes all network traffic loopholes, protecting against phishing, social engineering, and zero-day attacks. SME Edge protects the Client’s traffic in real-time.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 31, 2023

Phishing attacks, malicious links and social engineering are just a few of the tricks used by cybercriminals to obtain credentials and other valuable information. As technology progresses, so are these cyber scammers who have learned to utilise AI chatbots and deep fake technology to make their attacks even more sophisticated.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Researchers reported Tuesday that they found two email phishing attacks targeting at least 10,000 mailboxes at FedEx and DHL Express that look to extract a user’s work email account. In the FedEx attack, the final phishing page spoofs an Office 365 portal packed with Microsoft branding. Brand impersonation.

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